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British government rejects BlackBerry 10 over security concerns Mar 19th 2013, 23:44 Concerns The British government has rejected the new BlackBerry 10 mobile OS, saying it is not secure enough over BlackBerry version 7.1 for government work, The Guardian reports. Launched at the end of January, BlackBerry 10 is said to bring several security enhancements over the previous version, but that's not the case according to?UK's Computer Experts Security Group. BlackBerry is reportedly working with the CESG to get the order revised through a new software update.? One of the biggest security features on the BlackBerry is its Balance technology that is designed to separate work and personal info in a secure manner. Work info is?kept?away from personal apps and vise-versa. With the Balance feature in place, the CESG didn't go into specifics on what it thinks is wrong with BlackBerry 10, but it is apparently something. The BlackBerry Z10 launched in the UK in February, and the QWERTY-packed BlackBerry Q10 will launch sometime in mid-April. The devices are thought to be BlackBerry's saving grace, so a denial by a large government could mean a missed chance for revenue. "We are continuing to work closely with CESG on the approval of BlackBerry 10 and we're confident that BlackBerry 10 will only strengthen our position as the mobile solution of choice for the UK government," the company told The Gaurdian in a statement. Interestingly, BlackBerry 10 was certified by the US government and the German?Procurement Office and Federal Office for Information Security.? When announcing the US approval last year, BlackBerry (formally RIM) bragged:?“What differentiates BlackBerry is that it integrates end-to-end security, and includes certified encryption algorithms for data at rest and data in transit. No other mobile solution has achieved the level of security accreditation that the BlackBerry solution has.” In other BlackBerry news, the Z10 handset launches in the US in late-March. Read Tags: BlackBerry 10 BlackBerry Z10 BlackBerry BlackBerry Q10   British government rejects BlackBerry 10 over security concerns originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:44:00 +0000

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